I’m going to start today with a question that has to do with something very precious and elusive that we humans all desire and seek – trust! My question to you today is this: Who do you trust most? I’d like you to take a trust inventory if you will and list, in priority order, the top three people you trust in your life. What sounds like a simple enough question on the surface may be harder to answer once you’re forced to prioritize.

Creating this priority list will do several things for you. It will provide you with a structured way to think about who you feel closest to and will help you define what trust means in your life. My experience is that far too often those who we should trust the most, like our spouses or significant others, don’t even show up on the top of this list. If this is true for you, well, Houston, we have a problem. In my opinion, your significant other should be on the top of this list. As a matter of fact, I can’t help but notice that the word “us” is found in the middle of the word trust. How appropriate, since trust is the bond that keeps “us” together. Even though you can’t touch it, see it or weigh it, trust is one of the key cogs in the healthy relationship wheel! So who do you trust most?